Error: vBulletin 3.6.1 requires that the MySQL functions in PHP be...

[aharbaugh]

Getting this error:

vBulletin 3.6.1 requires that the MySQL functions in PHP be available. Please ask your host to enable this.

during the install procedure, after I enter my customer number and click to Enter Installer. I think at that point it might be testing the mySql...

I have set the extension_dir and uncommented teh extension for mysql.

I do notice that the extension_dir in teh output of phpinfo is "C:\php5" when in actuality, it should be "d:\php\ext" So that seems to indicate that the php.ini is not being read.

The php.ini is also in "d:\php" and, yes, d:\php is in the path BEFORE the mySql path information.

http://forums.winterthur.org/info.php

Seems that has occurred a lot... I see that this error message (vBulletin 3.6.1 requires that the MySQL functions in PHP...) is in several other threads, but nobody has posted a resolution that I could find.

This is on a Windows 2003 server SP1, with the most current versions (as of yesterday) of PHP, mySql, and vBulletin.

Help, pointers, instructions, etc. would be greatly appreciated.

[Colin F]

As the error message says, the mysql extension isn't loadin correctly.
Play around with the extension_dir setting a bit to see if you can get it to work.

[aharbaugh]

As the error message says, the mysql extension isn't loadin correctly.
Play around with the extension_dir setting a bit to see if you can get it to work.

Thanks Colin. I've tried many things, the output of the phpinfo is showing that the extension_dir, itself, is not loading.

I just tried putting the php.ini in the Windows directory which resulted in PHP not working at all.

So it seems teh php.ini is not being read?

[Colin F]

I'd still guess that the extension_dir is set incorrectly.

[aharbaugh]

I'd still guess that the extension_dir is set incorrectly.

It's definitely not reading the php.ini.

http://forums.winterthur.org/info.php

shows that Configuration File (php.ini) Path is C:\WINDOWS

Now to figure that one out....

[wenchou]

Same problems as anybody

Dear Sir, I have the same problem as the previeous post....
"vBulletin 3.6.8 requires that the MySQL functions in PHP be available. Please ask your host to enable this........"
AND I also have almost exactly same system..... Do you have the result to solve the Q????? I am a fresh sys admin for the such system...... It is q quiet strange Q.....

[Steve Machol]

You need to compile or install PHP with full MySQL support.

[cedar]

So how to compile or install PHP with full MySQL???It comes in an setup, I just double click its icon and next next all the way...It doesn't have any other option to choose!I'm setup for localhost with ISS7 and latest MySQL Community Edition :|

[KirksNoseHair]

I am having the exact same problem on a new installation.

My server is Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 with MySQL and PHP 5

Any ideas what might be causing this?

Anyone?

[Zachery]

the mysql.dll / mysqllib.dll is not uncommented and if it is its not where windows is looking for it (c:\windows)

[KirksNoseHair]

Hey - thanks for the reply! I'll check that first thing in the morning and post the results here. I *really* appreciate the response! Thank you!

[KirksNoseHair]

the mysql.dll / mysqllib.dll is not uncommented and if it is its not where windows is looking for it (c:\windows)

Could you, perhaps, clarify this? "not uncommented" where? The text "mysql.dll" and "mysqllib.dll" do not appear in the config.php file, which is where I assumed you meant it needed to be "uncommented" so I am, unfortunately, back to the drawing board. Unless you can clarify what you are referring to.

[KirksNoseHair]

OK, well, a quick update here: I'm not even really sure how I fixed it, but it seems to be working now.

I didn't "uncomment" anything, but I *did* place the PHP.INI file in the C:\Windows directory, then I rebooted and now it works.